Thursday, September 15, 2016

RSPCA officer called out to rescue toy crocodile

An RSPCA officer was called out to help a baby reptile by the side of a road, only to discover it was a toy crocodile.
Alarmed members of the public contacted the animal welfare charity to report the sighting in Winsford, Cheshire, on Friday.

“But then I noticed something in the distance on a grid by the road side.
As I approached, it looked very pale in colour and I thought it must be some kind of lizard - but then as I got nearer, it became clear that it was a crocodile basking in the sunshine.

"I decided to approach from the side, and as I did so that’s when I noticed some red paint inside its mouth. So I reached out to pick it up and just burst out laughing - yes it was a crocodile, but it turns out it was a plastic one made in China.
We get called to many things but this was definitely a first.”